Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-20

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policy of coercion proposed toward the
Irish people. A letter was read from United
States Senator G.. K. Davis, in which he
said: A history teaches that extreme
of coercion are the last efforts Of
tyranny whoa it is about to lose it's power
to Cypress. ! firmly believe that out Of the
clouds Of darkness which rest upon the
present situation, the genius OF Irish eman-
cipation will soon rise in glorious transfigu- |
ration with power to preside forever over q
redeemed people," A long letter was read
ing his sympathy with objects Of the E ath-
ering. Gov. McGil, Congressman Rice and
Wilson, and Hon. P. II. Kelly were the prin-
cipal speakers. About one thousand peo-
pie were present, and resolutions express
ing indignation against the proposed meas
vre were passed.
At nine o'clock Tuesday night April
18th, fire from an unknown aus broke out
in an outbuilding in the rear of the North
western Hotel at GAINESVILLE, MINI. A high
wind was prevailing which swept across
Main street and in a very short time the
fire communicated to the hotel and stores,
destroying the1n like finder boxes. It
spread across the street, taking two blocks
entlrely-over thirty MISUNDERSTANDING a
was notified and Immediately responded,
rendering efficient aid. The post-office, Ar
gus office and Jennison Bros.' bank are
among the buildings burned. The origin of
the fire is not known.
Senator Dawes has notified the
sergeant-at-ar1ns of the Senate that the SUBJ
Indian affairs will be ready to start for the
Northwest the latter part of May. The sub
committee, which was appointed under a
resolution offered by Senator Morgan in
the Senate during the last days Of the
session, is authorized to investigate the
on the northern border, especially the
conduct of Agent Sheehan at White Earth
agency in Minnesota. The subcommittee
consists of Senators Dawes, Sabin and
Morgan.
Geo. Werner the teacher of the
village school at Williamsburg, Wis, pun
ished Henry ~Sengbusch, a refractory pupil,
by applying a ruler sharply to his wrists.
The latter fell back in his seat unconscious.
Surprising that the boy had tainted, Werner
threw two pals of water over him, but the
pupil was dead. The teacher fed but
afterward gave himself to the police. The
friends of the family were much excited
and talked Of lynching as the pupils father
claimed that his son was choked to death.
The Secretary of the Interior has
taken no action yet on the maps Of pro
posed definite location of the st. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba extension through
the Northwestern Indian reservation.
although Solicitor W. E. Smith brought the
maps there and urged early action on..them.
The Indian bureau says appraisers nave
been appointed to appraise the right of way
and 1t prefers to wait until their report is
made before approving the plans.
At Fontana. Wis, near the head of
Geneva Lake, ten arrests were made by
Sheriff Arswell on tho 18th. The parties
are all residents of the town of Wallworth
and are charged with riot. This is the out |
come of an affair that occurred Saturday |
night, in which Willis L. Little a black |
smith at Fontana, was taken from his bed
by a mob and treated to a coat of tar and |
1t is reported from Zumbrota, Mimi,
that the prospects of the building of the
Duluth, Red Wing and Southern road have
spurred the business men to manufactures |
of some kind. Nearly $4,000 lave been |
subscribed for the building and placing in !
operation of a new pottery, as the city is
but a short distance from the clay fields.
Gen. Harrison Allen, department
Dakota G.. A. R., has made the
following appointments: as aid-de-camp
and active assistant adjutant general, R. E.
Fargo. Soon an order will be issued
announcing the staff of the department
commander. General Order No. 9 has also
been issued. 1t promulgates General Order
No. 10, issued by Commander-in- Chief
Fairchild, in regard to raising a fund to
Hril1 q r,nrt $0 N~o TT q C~ I
At meeting Of the board of admins
tration Of Farmers Institutes held at st.
Paul, Mimi, April II, o. G. Gregg was ap-
pointed superintendent of Institutes for the
year, ending March l, 1888. Mr.. Gregg has
resided in Olmsted and Lyons counties since
1865, and from 1872 to 1884 was auditor of
Lyons county. A year ago he was appointed
superintendent Of the State experimental
farm. Nh. Gregg was educated for the
ministry and While residing in the East
served the Methodist denomination.
A dispatch from Eau Claire, Wis,
April - says: The prospect of a failure of
the winter wheat crop in this part of Wis
consin by reason of the late cold weather,
caused farmers to increase the acre
age of spring wheat to he sown, which will
be about rs per cent larger than last spring
The season is ten days backward, no plow- |
ing has been done and farmers feel dis
couraged.
In the district court at Huron, Oak,
on the 13, in the case Of Benjamin King, in
dicted for assault with intent to kill, the
jury found him guilty of assault with in
tent to commit bodily injury. Clark, Ryan
and Gascoigne, charged with selling liquor
without license, were each fined 500. The
last two were additionally charged with
selling liquor to minors and fined $3.50 for it.
They went to Jail.
The requisite funds have been raised
by a joint committee Of the Grand Army
and the board of trade for the entertain
ment Of the second encampment OF the
Grand Army. to be held at Sank Center,
Mimi, from June 6 10. Elaborate prepare,
lions will be made to take care of the i'm
mense crowd.
At Blufton, Mimi, on the night of
tho 9th, Maltby's store building with a
public hall above, his stock of goods and
two other buildings burned with a loss of
$4,000 aud insurance about One-half. The
fire took from a cigar stub thrown into
some rubbish at the foot of the stairs to the